Listing stashes in Git displays all saved stash entries with their descriptions and reference indices for easy identification and management. With over 25 years of experience in software development and as the creator of CoreUI, I’ve used stash listing extensively when managing multiple work streams and experimental changes simultaneously. From my expertise, the most useful approach is using git stash list to view all stashes with their reference numbers and optional descriptions. This command provides essential visibility into temporarily saved work for efficient stash management and retrieval.

Listing branches is essential for navigating Git repositories, understanding project structure, and managing multiple development streams in collaborative workflows. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I regularly list branches across multiple repositories to track feature development, review contributor work, and manage release branches. From my expertise, the most comprehensive approach is to use git branch with various flags for local and remote branch information. This method provides complete visibility into repository structure, branch status, and tracking relationships for effective branch management.